Barely one day passed in 2024 before another reminder was issued of one of the most serious developments in national security and terrorism — the increasing prevalence of political assassinations around the world.

In South Korea, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, was stabbed in the neck on Jan. 2, by an assailant seemingly motivated by a corruption scandal surrounding Lee. The leader survived the attack.

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In August 2023, Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated in Quito by Colombian hitmen.

In September of the previous year, a man sporting Nazi tattoos attempted to assassinate Argentine vice president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, only for his gun to jam.

That June, former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was killed by a lone gunman with a homemade firearm, apparently for the leader’s ties with the Unification Church.

Originally Posted By Derplington⏩